How I Taught My 10 Year Old to Manage Animal Hair and Odors

I have worked in animal rescue a long time. One thing that I’ve learned is how to effectively minimize animal hair and odors on my own. You see I have a system, and it works. The only flaw in my system is that I’m the only one who does it. The kids, well they tend to make themselves scarce when animal needs arise. That was until my youngest daughter came to me and asked if she could rescue a little of homeless kittens.

To her helping homeless animals is a natural part of life so when she saw five little babies heading to the local animal shelter she knew right away what fate they had in store. She also knew that mommy doesn’t offer to help too many kitties and so she offered to take full responsibility …

Pasta Never Has to be Boring, Fresh Ideas to Spice Up Your Pasta Dinners

Did you know that families have pasta for dinner about 1.6 times per week? That is a lot of pasta, and my family most definitely contributes to the accuracy of that statistic.

Pasta is such a staple in our house, as well as in the houses of most everyone else, because it is extremely budget-friendly and there are so many different things that you can do with it. We typically tend to stay on a tight budget around here and at the same time, we are pretty picky eaters who very frequently grow tired of seeing the same thing grace our dinner plates. In most cases, we don’t typically have the same thing for dinner more than once every two or three weeks; but with pasta, even if we have it twice …

Oh, How Pinteresting: Stunning Window Seats

I have always had a thing for window seats. They are just incredibly gorgeous, yet simple and versatile. They can either be tucked away in a corner where you can create your own little nook that is blissfully yours, or they can be made the focal point of the entire room. Whatever you choose, regardless of how big or small, tucked away or out in the open, you simply just can’t go wrong with a good window seat; at least not in my book. Plus, there is really nothing I would love more than to have a cozy window seat in at least one room in my house where I can hang out, read a book and stare out the window at my surroundings.

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Fiber One 80 Calories Cereal Review and Prize Pack Giveaway [Closed]

You know all of those Fiber One commercials that compare foods typically containing fiber to cardboard and then show seemingly random people at the supermarket trying samples of any of their products, only to be completely surprised by what they are tasting?

I recently had the opportunity to try a box of Fiber One 80 Calories cereal, thanks to MyBlogSpark, and I inadvertently reenacted the role of one of those seemingly random people at the fictional supermarket with the Fiber One sample booth. And that newer commercial where a mom and a dad are sitting at the kitchen table in the morning eating a bowl of Fiber One cereal and their kid wakes up, asks where his cereal is and they have him try “Number One” cereal hoping that it can pass off …

Oh, How Pinteresting: Desserts in Jars

I started using Pinterest a few weeks ago after seeing quite a few people on Twitter talking about how great it is. And it really is. Pinterest is an awesome place to get ideas; for your personal style, for DIY projects, for your garden, for damn near pretty much anything. Most recently, I have been pinning a whole lot of images of delectable-looking foods. Mostly desserts and specifically, desserts in jars. I don’t know what it is about them. Cakes and pies look delicious on their own, but when you bake them in jars, they look that much better.

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MailChimp is Turning 10 and Coffee is On Them

This right here is how you do something super awesome to give back to your customers in celebration of an important milestone, while also drumming up some amazing buzz at the same time.

MailChimp, the very popular service that lets you easily design and customize email newsletters for your blogs and businesses, is turning ten years old. Ten years! That is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any business, even when you don’t begin to consider how drastically the internet market has changed within that time. Nevertheless, MailChimp obviously stayed ahead of the curve within their market and they did it successfully; otherwise, they would not be celebrating a whopping ten years in business. So to celebrate, MailChimp wants to pick up your next coffee tab.

If you have a MailChimp t-shirt, all you have to do …